The Poetry of Everyday Life

The Gravedigger’s Tale

Was It A Vision or a Hallucination that Saved This Man? Poetry of Everyday Life Blogpost #12 Born in Aiken South Carolina, raised in South

October 30, 2018 No Comments

The Fulton Fish Market and the Soul of Naima Rauam

Poetry of Everyday Life Blogpost #11 “I take great pleasure in getting to know something really well,” Naima told me, and having painted the fish

September 16, 2018 2 Comments

Live from the POEMobile – Poems on Steam

Join a group of poets as the venture with the POEMobile to a midtown manhole cover and read poems projected right on to the steam!

July 21, 2018 No Comments

Spring Burial

The Legend of the Service Tree Poetry of Everyday Life Blogpost #9 “We grew up thinking that if there wasn’t pavement under our feet,

April 20, 2018 6 Comments

Love in the English Language:

So few words rhyme with love in the English language – dove, above, of. In this essay, Steve Zeitlin explores how poets and literary masters have made the most of those rhymes.

January 28, 2018 8 Comments

Botnik versus the Romantics

Can a New App Help You Write Like a Romantic Poet? by Bob Holman and Steve Zeitlin The Poetry of Everyday Life Blog Post #7

November 18, 2017 3 Comments

Following weeks of debate over new security measures aimed at curbing violence, Brooklyn’s much scrutinized 2017 J’Ouvert celebration thankfully took place without incident. But New Yorkers might have missed this news amidst the plethora of media stories incorrectly attributing criminal activity to the event.

September 8, 2017 No Comments